Gabriel Spahiu

Gabriel Spahiu
Born (1968-03-21) 21 March 1968 (age 58)
Bucharest, Romania
EducationUniversity of Bucharest
I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Gabriel Spahiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈel spaˈhi.u]; born 21 March 1968) is a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 1998.

Born in Bucharest, he graduated from the city's Saint Sava High School in 1986. From 1987 to 1992, he attended the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Bucharest, and from 1992 to 1996 the Academy of Theatre and Film. From 2011 to 2014, he was a university assistant and artistic consultant at the Film Faculty of the Academy, and in 2014, he obtained his PhD under the direction of Florin Mihăilescu [ro], with the thesis "The actor at the intersection of communication".

Spahiu was chosen by Sony Pictures Animation to dub Wayne in the animated movies Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Phantom Town Hotel clerk
Terminus Paradis Nelu
2001 Everyday God Kisses Us On The Mouth The gambler
2002 Occident The mute Spaniard
Amen. Inmate
Callas Forever Reporter
Garcea și oltenii [ro] Garcea's father
2003 Examen Witness #1
Tancul [ro] The fool
2004 Straight into Darkness The lunatic priest
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Leo, the ambulance driver
2006 Marilena from P7 Andrei's father
2007 California Dreamin' The trade union chief
2009 Raise Your Head Radu
Rise of the Gargoyles Workman #2
Tales from the Golden Age Neighbor
2011 Hello! How Are You? Iorgu
2012 Everybody in Our Family Aurel
2016 War Dogs Enver
Scarred Hearts Zed
03.ByPass Doru, the ambulance driver
2022 Hai hui în timp Costel
2023 I Don't Love You Anymore Homeless man
2024 The New Year That Never Came Benghe
Buzz House: The Movie [ro]
2025 Kontinental '25 Ion Selected in competition of 75th Berlin International Film Festival and will have its world premiere in February 2025.
Dracula The film will have its world premiere at the Locarno in August, in the Main Competition section, where it competes for Golden Leopard.
TBA What Happens at Night Post-Production

References

  1. ↑ "Gabriel Spahiu". BFI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae. Gabriel Spahiu" (PDF). unatc.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dublajul animațiilor, o afacere și în România. Cu cât sunt plătiți actorii să-și împrumute vocile". stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Pro TV. November 17, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Davide Abbatescianni (21 January 2025). "The Berlinale unveils the titles playing in its Competition and its Perspectives and Berlinale Special strands". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Radu Jude (24 January 2025). "Kontinental '25". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dracula". Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.